Reasonableness might prevail

Published 12:30 pm, Sunday, January 20, 2013

To the Editor:

Perpetual candidate, Kate Tepper, (who is apparently reverting back to Kathleen Mary Tepper to obscure her identity) wife of anti-Israel activist Scott Kimmich, wrote in to take Mr. Dunne to task for daring to point out some falsehoods and misdeeds on behalf of some local Democrats. Mr. Dunne uses humor to make light of those that take themselves a little too seriously and I genuinely enjoy reading his letters as he seems to spare no one of this ilk.

Apparently, he has struck a nerve more recently, as Kate is "offended." Offended enough to misquote Hamlet, for starters. Offended enough to misquote Mr. Dunne to boot. You see, even though she uses quotation marks, she doesn't bother quoting Mr. Dunne, she just makes up her own perception of what he said. I think she seems to be mischaracterizing his humor as some sort of malice, but I think that is what you call "spin."

I could understand that, if she then provided some evidence as to why the subjects of Mr. Dunne's humor were so deserving. not of scorn, but of praise. No, she doesn't even bother. They are Democrats, therefore, they should be praised for the accomplishments of I'm not sure, I guess our president. Hold on, wait…except for Mssrs. Geake and Kimmel, who have "both broken the trust of the citizens who elected them" (note to Kate: that is how you quote someone) apparently by renouncing the outrageous tactics of a few reportedly nasty members of her party and choosing to discuss issues responsibly with those that wish to do so.

"We gain nothing and waste a great deal of time and energy with petty personal attacks" says Kate and she is right, she ought to tell the people that Mr. Dunne was trying to inform with his humor. If they stopped, maybe Mr. Dunne wouldn't have to point out their continuing antics and reasonableness might prevail in the land.